Millburn High School

As a medium-sized secondary school in MILLBURN, New Jersey, Millburn High School teaches 1,380 students from grades 9 through 12, one of the schools within Millburn Township School District. Enrollment runs roughly 49% above the state mean of about 929.

Across the 8 schools in Millburn Township School District (4,538 students total), Millburn High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Millburn High School logs that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 42% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Essex County as a whole is about 30% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Millburn High School lists 133 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. The state averages around 12.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 2% of students at Millburn High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Essex County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Millburn High School sits in the top 10% of New Jersey schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 65.1%; actual is 82.0%, +16.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Essex County put median household income runs about $80,789, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Essex County runs 249 public schools (combined enrollment of about 145,473 students), of which Millburn High School is one.

The closest other public school is Washington School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Millburn High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Millburn High School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 70.6%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Millburn High School's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 1,421 (now 1,380). White enrollment moved from 63% to 44% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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